This story has been updated to include more current information.
Police said Interstate 670 on the east side of Columbus was closed for the death investigation.
A police dispatcher said officers received a call about an undisclosed incident at 10:16 a.m. on Dec. 19. A Columbus police spokesman said it appeared someone jumped from the overpass into the westbound lanes.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:23 a.m.
Ohio Department of Transportation cameras show traffic on Interstate 670 and Cassady Boulevard after a police incident shut down Interstate 670.
The interstate is closed from East Fifth Avenue to Leonard Avenue, according to a live traffic map maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Traffic cameras showed heavy traffic in the area.
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Police said at 11:30 a.m. they did not know when the highway would reopen.
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Public safety and breaking news reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared in The Columbus Dispatch: Interstate 670 closed in Columbus due to police incident
